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Do you judge yourself?

Do you judge yourself?

“If you judge people you have no time to love them.” ~Mother Teresa

I recently shared a picture of Mother Teresa with this quote on my personal Facebook page. It touched my heart and apparently many others, as a few shared the photo from my post, many likes, and a comment or two. I never know what will grab the attention of my friends and family on Facebook, and quite frankly, I don’t put a lot of thought into it either. My posts happen by chance. When I have some time I will browse as far as I can through the many updates and newsfeeds, and if something touches my heart, I will share it. It could be something that resonated with me and in alignment with my understanding, thought provoking, something that made me giggle, or something simply beautiful.
Well this quote was something that resonated with me and simply beautiful. However, while I was running and processing a thousand different things I landed on this quote. And as I heard Mother Teresa’s words in mind, I recalled a presentation I did the other day to a woman’s group giving 7 non-traditional tips for a greater health and wellness story, and one of the tips was to “Fall in love with your life and with you”. I started thinking…”If I judge myself I have no time to love me”.

Wow! That was an awakening. I consciously work at not judging people, places or things. I try to learn from every opportunity and become more aware that difference doesn’t mean right or wrong, good or bad…it’s just different. The gift of freedom from this awareness is beyond words and I encourage you to try it on for size. Getting back to the point…Am I as accepting of myself as I am of others? This is definitely an area I am working on.

I ask you, “Do you judge yourself?”

I invite you to join me in becoming aware of judging yourself and instead of ruling right or wrong, good or bad, simply take it as information and do better next time.

Believing in the power of you!

– Teresa Rodden, Certified Life Coach

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What Are You Grateful For?

What Are You Grateful For?

Grateful to be able to breathe in and out on my own. . .

I have been journaling for over a decade and somewhere in each journal you will find “I am grateful for being able to breathe in and out on my own, walk and talk on my own and the ability to see, hear and feel”.

My level of gratitude for the seemingly simple things, things we take for granted, after surviving what seems like a nightmare, was deep and wide.

It’s not uncommon that we need to have something huge happen in our lives that reminds us how fortunate we really are.  For instance, when I made that first entry mentioned above I had just survived an incredibly abusive relationship.  I was grateful to my soul to have survived and not been maimed or even killed.  Yes, it was that bad.

It can also be small things that remind us.

Today a friend posted the question “What are you grateful for”, simple and straight forward.  The last couple of months have been taxing with shifting my focus from my comfort zone and creating a new brand.  Quite frankly, I hadn’t thought about gratitude in a while.

Then my sweet little angel voice in my head said “of course you are grateful”.  “You are grateful that you can breathe in and out on your own, and so on”.  And as I typed these words, the stress of the last few weeks welled up in my eyes, and I was able to truly exhale and put things in true perspective.

What came next was even more amazing.  A man who had been in a terrible accident and lucky to be alive, posted after me and said “I am thankful for those things too”.  He posted a picture of a mangled van that he had been in “by the grace of God, I survived this horrendous catastrophe.” his posting read.  I also saw pictures of him celebrating his life dressed to the nines with a cane supporting his weight and raising his video camera high in the air as if claiming his triumph.

I thanked him for reaffirming my gratitude and said a little prayer to always remember what truly matters and remember “I am grateful for being able to breathe in and out on my own, walk and talk on my own and the ability to see, hear and feel”.

What are you grateful for?   What really matters at the end of the day?

When life gets to you and it does – if only for a moment.  Anchor yourself in gratitude.  Get clear about what matters most and hold it to your heart to call on in those times.

– Teresa Rodden, Certified Life Coach

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You CAN do it!

YOU CAN DO IT! STOP TRYING AND JUST DO!

Stop trying and start doing when it comes to things that really matter to you.

How many times have you said I’ll try?  I’m going to try?

Words have energy.  Instead of “I’ll try my best” say, “I will do my best”?   Your chances of success just increased.

Trying is like saying:  Maybe I’ll commit.  Maybe I’ll have success.  Maybe…

I’m going to use weight loss as an example because it’s an area I know a lot about both personally and professionally.

Between you and me, how much weight have you lost “trying” to lose weight?  Are you at your goal?  Have you lost 20, 30, 50lbs or more and kept it off for 6 months or longer?  If so, CONGRATULATIONS!  You did it!   But I would be willing to bet you haven’t.  “I will try” is a huge predictor for failure.

Before you start another program to lose weight don’t try…do!

Start with listing what you know you can and will do.

I will drink 8 oz. of water every 2 hours

I will walk 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening no matter what

I will…

Not only will you be making progress in creating greater health, but you will be building your confidence.  Why?  When you are doing and not “trying”, you are committing and accomplishing.  Yes! You can do this!

Let’s try this with getting organized.  Eliminate try from the process and commit to only what you will do.  If you say I will try to get organized – you already have an out to not succeed.

I will touch junk mail only one time to move from mail box to recycle

I will choose a moment out of the week to process all incoming mail

I will take the extra milli-second to put my keys in the same exact spot when I walk in the door

I will hire a professional organizer to help me set up systems

Create your “I will do list” with only things you will commit to.  Remember this is not an “I will try” list.

Eliminate “try” as an option and see what you can accomplish.  You may be surprised!

– Teresa Rodden, Certified Life Coach

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Personal Message to Women

Below is short video with a Personal Message to Women from Life Coach Teresa Rodden.  Please be sure to check out my site and leave me a message.  I would love to hear from you!  Also stop by and like my Facebook page at Pink Cloud Coaching and follow me on Twitter.

 

How My love of Halloween Inspires Me

How My love of Halloween Inspires Me

From as far as I can remember I have loved Halloween.  So much so, I was willing to “off” a made up relative.  When I was in 6th grade our outdoor school was scheduled directly over my beloved holiday.  I made up a horrific lie and tried my best to get out of going.  The thought of not getting in costume, running the neighborhood and collecting my rewards in candy, was devastating. My teacher must not have believed my story because my mom marched me to school and I was outed.  I was sentenced to one week at Camp Harold.  I don’t really remember much about the week only that we watched The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and passed around skinned grapes for Ichabod’s eyes that were pulled from his skull and wet cooked spaghetti that was his guts, to celebrate on the night of Halloween.

I still get child like come the first day of September.  Then I feel within my rights to celebrate the season of Halloween. I start slowly with candles that smell  like pumpkin.  I start collecting little autumn like decorations that leans toward Halloween.  But most importantly is the joy I feel.  As I said, it’s child like.  It’s a magical time full of creativity and imagination that lends itself to all parts of my life.

Black cats, ghosts, bats, haunted houses, pumpkins, witches, I’ll love them all.

What triggers your inner child?  How do you get in touch with your creativity and imagination?

You want to make a big shift?  Find something that takes you back to when you weren’t so “figured out”, aka grown up.  Allow yourself space and grace to continue to develop into the person you are becoming. Be child like and look at life with curiosity and a sense of wonder.

Happy Halloween Season!

– Teresa Rodden, Certified Life Coach

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Mom, I love you This is the dedication in my firs Mom, I love you

This is the dedication in my first book, Wholly Sober.

There are no words to express the depth of love I have for my mom. She is my why.

As I write these words, my breath collects in my belly, there is constriction around my heart, and tears flood my lower lids.

My Mom died sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning. So many questions, emotions, regrets, wish I had, should have, if only...
#whollysober 

Full post can be read at PinkCloudCoach(dot)com blog
Got my first Moderna shot today. My husband’s Got my first Moderna shot today. 

My husband’s ride is in the shop so I had to walk to Safeway to get it. While there I needed to pick up some groceries and knew what I bought I’d have to carry for a mile in the blistering 50-degree sun (it felt SO much hotter) 😆 I'm a moon 🌙 child what can I say. ♥️

About halfway home, I started thinking about when I was little mom didn't drive, and we’d have to walk a mile every time we needed groceries: mom and her three little ones.

And when I was a teen mom on public assistance and no car I’d have to walk with Co-bear (Cody, my oldest son) a mile or more and have to push a cart home and then return it.

Feeling thankful for the ability to walk a mile, buy groceries, and get vaccinated. 

#moderna #covidvacccine #whollysober
Oh, my loves, all of THIS 💖 You know I was red Oh, my loves, all of THIS 💖

You know I was reduced to ashes, and it was deciding to be true to what my soul craved that restored me. 

I knew to be free I would have to find another way. 

That required willingness, curiosity, courage, audacity, tenacity and a desire for truth & freedom. 

What do you crave more than choosing to go through life uncomfortably numb? 

#whollysober #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness #alcoholcoach #30daysofyes #exploresober #soberfreedom #pinkcloudcoaching #egofriendly #whatdoyouwant #becoming
Hey Mags! You interrupted my video message 😆 Hey Mags! You interrupted my video message 😆 

Good thing she's cute 😉

Working hard on some stuff ;) major stuff! Like, life-changing stuff!!

More to come... 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #relaunch #nextlevel #soberfreedom #itsnotaboutthealcohol #returntoself #connection
#whatsyourwhy
#pinkcloudcoaching #youfirst #lifecoachforwomen #whollysober #30daysofyes #july2021 #freedomtochoose #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness #becoming #stopthinkingaboutdrinking
Happy #nationalpetday This is my little Maggy Mo Happy #nationalpetday 

This is my little Maggy Moo, Moon Pie, Magnolia and sometimes HEY!!!

She is also my officemate, exercise partner, playmate and helps me cut calories by eating part of my meals.

Pets are good for reducing depression, anxiety, boredom, and loneliness which happen to be some of the prominent factors in misusing alcohol. 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness 

#nationalpetday2021 #petsgoodforhealth #whollysober
“Don’t be afraid to ask the little girl still “Don’t be afraid to ask the little girl still in you... how they are doing. Be curious about how she’s experiencing life. What are her hopes and dreams? Fears and doubts?”

Read the full article through link in profile. PinkCloudCoaching dot com / blog

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #thinkpink #itsnotaboutthealcohol #sobernotabstinence #stopallornothing #focusonwhatyouwant #whodoyouwanttobe #reconnecttoyou #whollysober #soberrevolution #revolutionizeyourbeliefs #pinkcloudcoaching #rethinkingdrinking
Happy New Moon 🌙 #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #Thi Happy New Moon 🌙

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #ThinkPINK

Explore POSSIBILITIES
Define INTENTIONS
Activate NEUROPLASTICITY
Always be KIND to yourself

Not necessarily in that order 💖

#newmoon #pinkcloudcoaching #empoweringwomen #confidence #selflove #soberrevolution #whollysober #soberisnotabstinence #stopallornothing #stopthinkingaboutdrinking 
#newmoonmagic
New blog post: “The photo captured me and a new New blog post:
“The photo captured me and a new friend I had made at church camp, Shannon. She was what I wrote about in Wholly Sober, a good girl. The picture is out of focus, but you can see that it’s me in my swimsuit, cut-off shorts, and pigtails on the right.

Even now, my stomach has an ache in it. As if there is a fist-sized knot pressing up against my heart, causing my breath to catch and giving me a bizarre tingly sensation through my body. Anxiety....

In Wholly Sober, I wrote about this pivotal moment in time.

“…I Would Never Be A Good Girl

Rather than trying to become what I could never be, I disconnected from God and the good girls to be on my own… I stopped thinking about God… I walked away and never looked back. 

I was twelve.

Coincidently that same year, I experienced my first intentional drunk…”

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Trying to convince Maggy we need to go for a run.. Trying to convince Maggy we need to go for a run.... It was an easy sell💖🐕🏃‍♀️
Let’s discuss the “I just want to stop thinkin Let’s discuss the “I just want to stop thinking” trigger or prompt to drink.

Drinking to avoid remembering, knowing, and feeling. We sometimes just use a shortcut for these reasons to drink and say something like, “I just want to stop thinking.”

I get it! Hell, I get it so good I am still haunted at times by memories that seem to pop out of nowhere trying to convince me that I am bad and deserve to suffer. I would be lying if I said I never fall victim to their seduction to shame.

So, what do I do since I don’t misuse alcohol to help put these random angry ghosts from my past back in the “do not open” drawer?

Go to the blog post at Pinkcloudcoach(dot)com/blog to find out 😉

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #whollysober #alcoholisnottheproblem #alcoholcoach #lifecoachforwomen #soberfreedom #sobermyway #pinkcloudsober
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, withou “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou

I felt this while I wrote #WhollySober and feeling it so deeply now.

#standup #rise #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #soberfreedom #soberpossibilities #alcoholcoach #stopthinkingaboutdrinking #soberisnotabstinence #questionsobriety
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Thinking is hard; judging is easy. Before you dr Thinking is hard; judging is easy. 

Before you drink, Think P.I.N.K.

I want to add even if you drink, Think P.I.N.K.

What? You are not perfect? Who is?

Judging yourself will only cause more pain. Pain leads to drinking. Drinking leads to more problems. More problems causes what? 

More pain! 

Judging keeps you trapped in the PDP Cycle.

Set yourself free and Think P.I.N.K.

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #whollysober #stopjudging #pdpcycle
@gotwhey.club a tiny peak of some of what's to com @gotwhey.club a tiny peak of some of what's to come 🙌💓
Saturday workday! I'm not complaining; I'm excited Saturday workday! I'm not complaining; I'm excited about what's heading your way 🥰

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“The prisoner who lost faith in their future was “The prisoner who lost faith in their future was doomed…” Viktor Franklyn

I read this, and like so many times, I read similar brilliant passages; I’m magically transported back to when I didn’t want to wake up anymore...

Read the rest at Pink Cloud Coaching (dot) com / blog

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Coincidence this is a new sign on my morning run? Coincidence this is a new sign on my morning run?

Start with you first! Then the quality of energy, attention, and effort for others is optimal. 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #kindness
The final video in this series but the first step The final video in this series but the first step in the P.I.N.K. Cloud process.

Enjoy!

The K in P.I.N.K. is for KINDNESS

We can be brutal when we make mistakes

when we swore off alcohol forever in a moment of panic

only with time and distance

we reason our resolve away or

tell ourselves we’ll just have one and end up having several

berating shaming and guilting only perpetuates the pain drinking problem cycle

What science has to say about being kind to ourselves

It lowers our heart rate and changes the length between heartbeats

this helps us respond more flexibly to situations which allows us to be open to explore other POSSIBILITIES

It calms the heart rate switching off the bodies threat response

which keeps us from reacting impulsively and helps us to remain focused on our INTENTIONS

When our bodies are in threat response, it shuts down our ability to create new neural pathways.  Remaining kind and calm are ideal for NEUROPLASTICITY (the ability to change our brains)!

 

Before you drink, Think PINK!

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #pinkcloudcoaching #kindness #30daysofyes
Why Pink Cloud? I’m Teresa Rodden, an advocate Why Pink Cloud?

I’m Teresa Rodden, an advocate for having other possibilities to explore and founder of Pink Cloud Coaching, established in 2012.

 

So why Pink Cloud? Because it was being told that I was on a pink cloud over 17 years ago that saved my sober life.

 

It got me thinking about my future and having an aspiration pulled me through relying on a nightly habit of drinking away pain, causing more problems that created more pain, and the cycle would continue.

 

BUT My pink cloud reminded me that I was moving forward, and the future was not set.

 

I had the power of choice, and the possibilities were limitless.

 

Pink Cloud Coaching offers an innovative approach for women who are curious or concerned about their drinking habit.

 

Before you make alcohol the enemy and swear off it forever in a moment of panic which could cause more harm than help

 

Learn more at Pinkcloudcoach(dot)com
“We got on with our life and focused on creating “We got on with our life and focused on creating the lives we wanted to live...Daydreaming and doing.” - excerpt Wholly Sober

#whollysober #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #pinkcloudcoaching #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness
Be inspired by Having Other Possibilities to Expl Be inspired by 
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